Highlight • Lake
Chicken Spring Lake
Hiking
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(5)
This Highlight is in a protected area
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Golden Trout Wilderness
Tips
Caro "Bandit"
June 19, 2022
Hiking
Chicken Spring Lake is the first alpine lake in the Sierra Nevada if you hike the PCT northbound. A short side trail leads to the beautiful lake shore with plenty of campspots.
Adam
August 22, 2021
Hiking
Great place to camp. Many many tent sites. Water always present.
Sarih Woodstock
October 21, 2022
Hiking
Beautiful, clear lake with an amazing view! Lots of camping spots on light sand just around the shore. No cell phone reception.
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5.0
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02:15
410m
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Hike to scenic Chicken Spring Lake via Cottonwood Pass, a moderate 4.5-mile trail with 1,362 feet of gain in California's Eastern Sierra Nev
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11:14
1,050m
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Hike the difficult 23.8-mile Cottonwood Pass and New Army Pass Loop, gaining 3456 feet through the High Sierra wilderness.
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04:21
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Hike the moderate 9.2-mile Cottonwood Pass Trail in Inyo National Forest, gaining 1395 feet to Chicken Spring Lake and the Golden Trout Wild
Moderate
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Elevation 3,390 m
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